Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-19

Clerk shall make, said subscription in
the name of said township Tor said one
hundred and fifty shares Of the capital
stock Of said Railway Company.
And when the railroad of said Rail
way Company shall be built and com
pleted, aud shall be in operation undtr
lease or otherwise, from tine east line Of
said township to the west line OF said
township, then said Board of County
Commissioners shall cause such bonds,
with coupons attached as aforesaid. TO
be issued in the name OF said township
of Prairie View and shall deliver the
same to said Railway Company on de-
livery or tender TO the County TT6asur-
or OF said C unity of a certificate for said
shares of the full paid capital stock of
said Railway Company equal in amount
with said bonds, dollar for dollar.
Provided, said railroad shall be built
and completed and in operation, (by
lease or otherwise) as aforesaid, on or
before the first day of February, A. d.
1885; a id provided further. that said
company shall build and maintain a de-
pot with side tracks adj AGENT thereto in
said township.
The form OF the ballots to be used at
said election shall be: ''EOr the sub
scyiptiOn of stock and issue of bonds TO
! The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska
I Railway Company" and, ''Against the
| subscription OF stock and issue OF bonds
to The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska
Railway Company"
And, whereas, upon the presentation
| and consideration of said petition, and
! the hearing Of the proof in respect to
the matters and things therein contain
I cd, SAID Board found that said petition
/ was signed by more than two-htths of
The resident tax payers Of said township
and that said petition was in all respects
in dne form OF law, and that the cOudi-
/ tons therein contained were sufficient
/ 10 protect the interests of said township
and theTeupOn, duly made an order
granting the prayer of SAID petition and
ordering that q special election be held
at the usual and estab iished places Of
voting in each voting precinct IN said
township on Wednesday, the 2Oth
i.day of April, A. D., 1887, TO de-
termine whether the said township
shall subscribe 10 one hundred and fifty
shares Of the capital stock of said Com
pany, and issue fifteen ponds Of the de-
nomination of one Thousand dollars
each. of said township to said company
in payment therefor, on the terms and
conditions set out in said petition; and
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that in the event that a majority Of the
voters voting ut SAID election cast their
ballots in favor Of said proposition and
! vote to subscribe said one hundred and
fifty shares OF said capital stock, and to
issue said fifteen bonds in payment
therefor, then the County CLERK of said
county shall forthwith, Tor and on be-
half OF, and IN the name Of, said town
ship subscribe, TO one hundred and fifty
shares of the capital stock Of said Com
paAy; and it was by said Board further
ordered that if said Railway Company
shall fully comply win the conditions Ot
said subscription then The chairman of
said Board and the County Clerk OF
said county shall duly issue to said
Company said bonds OF said township
in Inc sum and 10 the tenor and effect
in said petition stated
And it was by said Board further or.
dered that the ballots to be used at such
election should be IN the form designat-
ed in said petition; and that the sheriff
Of said county duly make and issue his
proclamation for the holding Of such
special election IN said township at said
date and piaces designated, and that
said sheriff give due and legal notice Of
said election for thirty days rs provided
by law, and in said proclamation give
10 be published in the Phillipsburg
HFEALD. a weekly newspaper printed
and published in the city Of Phillips
burg in the county Of Phillips and In
general circulation in said Prairie View
OWnship and Phillips county.
Aud it was BY said board further Or
dered that aid election be held and re-
turns made. and the result ascsrtained
and declared, in all respects, as prOvid-
ed % law.
Now, therefore, I, &. NJ. McGuire,
sheriff of the county OF Phillips, state OF
Kansas, by virtue of the authority in
me by law vested, and II pursuance Of
[Es above recited order Of said Board of
County Commissioners, do hereby make
public proclamation, and give notice,
that a special election will be held in
said township ct the usual and estab-
lished places Of voting IN each voting
precinct IN said township on Wednesday
the 10th day Of april A. d, 1887 to de-
termine whether said township shall
make such subscription of stock, and
shall issue in payment therefor the
bonds Of said township on the terms
and conditions set ont IN said petition,
and such election shall, in all respects
be conducted and returns made, and
result ascertained and declared, In The
manner provided by law for general
elections.
In Witness Whereof, I, G. NJ. Nc
Cure, sheriff of Phillips county, state
Of Kansas, have hereuntO set my hand
at the city OF Phiiipsburg this 10th day Of
March, a. T. 1887